# Deaths of 33 detainees in Nigeria were entirely preventable, inquiry finds

https://mins.news/en/item/117960

- BBC News, 2026-10-27 19:01 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cmgel8pqj5rwo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> An inquiry found that severe overcrowding, poor ventilation and officers’ failure to answer distress calls caused the deaths of 33 detainees in a cell in Minna, Nigeria. Evidence linked the deaths to acute respiratory failure after prolonged confinement, worsened by heat stress and dehydration, and did not support initial claims of a disease outbreak.

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